forsythia
/fɔːˈsaɪθjə/noun
1- an ornamental Eurasian shrub whose bright yellow flowers appear in early spring before the leaves连翘。
1.1
- Genus Forsythia, family Oleaceae: several species.连翘属, 木犀科：数种。
词源
modern Latin, named after William Forsyth （1737-1804）, Scottish botanist and horticulturalist, said to have introduced the shrub into Britain from China.